Shipper - 3rd Shift

Alpha Baking Co.; Wyoming (MI); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Baking Company, Inc. is hiring for a 3rd shift Shipping/Warehouse Associate in the United States. The role involves forklift operation, daily paperwork, loading/unloading shipments, and maintaining product rotation.

You must lift up to 25 pounds repeatedly, work in freezer temperatures, and follow all safety and food safety policies. High school diploma or GED is required, with 6 months of food manufacturing experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Six (6) months food manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist other departments as needed.
• Participate in plant audit and inspection preparation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Forklift operation

Basic math

Reading English

Communication with drivers

Order setting

Truck mapping

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Job description

• 3rd shift shipping: Sunday - Thursday 11:00pm - 07:30am (shift times subject to change); Friday night work possible
• $21.25 per hour, overtime after 40 hours/week
• Know how to complete forklift inspection form daily.
• Know how to complete product setting paperwork daily.
• Know how to report discrepancies on shipment quantities or descriptions.
• Know how to complete bills of lading for shipments.
• Know how to maintain proper product rotation.
• Be able to communicate effectively with truck drivers.
• Be able to set orders prior to pick up date.
• Be able to accurately complete truck mapping during shipment.
• Be able to work in freezer temperatures.
• Know basic math skills.
• Know how to operate a forklift.
• Know basic Microsoft programs.
• Follow all plant and corporate safety and food safety policies and procedures
• Report safety incidents to supervisor/management immediately.
• Report food safety concerns to supervisor/management immediately.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist other departments as needed.
• Participate in plant audit and inspection preparation.
• Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Be able to lift up to 25 pounds repeatedly, up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Be able to push or pull up to 200 pounds on wheeled equipment.
• Be able to perform tasks requiring standing, lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, reaching.
• Be able to stand for majority of shift.
• Be able to read/write English.
• Be able to work in high ambient temperatures.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Education:
  High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience:
  Six (6) months food manufacturing experience preferred.

About us :

Alpha Baking Company, Inc., a national distributor of breads, rolls and buns, as well as sweet goods, was founded in 1979. Headquartered in Chicago, Alpha Baking has three production plants in Illinois and others in Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Alpha Baking’s retail brands include S. Rosen’s, MaryAnn, Natural Ovens Bakery, Kreamo, and Golden Hearth, with additional product sold under private label agreements and the Alpha Baking foodservice brand. Our broad array of products can be found in national restaurant chains, quick service restaurants, schools, institutions, major league sports franchises, national grocery chains and independent grocery stores.

EEO statement :

We are an equal opportunity employer with policies prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of any protected classification under applicable local, state and/or federal laws which include race, color religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or veteran status, Alpha Baking Company, Inc. is an Affir­mative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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